Qantas Flight Diverted After Passenger Allegedly Bites Crew Member Mid-Air
The airline said the passenger was banned from all Qantas Group flights after the diversion and arrest, and the plane later continued to Dallas.
- On Friday, Qantas flight 21 from Melbourne to Dallas-Fort Worth diverted to Tahiti after a passenger allegedly bit a flight attendant during the 18-hour service.
- The 45-year-old Queanbeyan man allegedly became aggressive, shouted, and ignored crew instructions, prompting fellow passengers and crew members to rush to assist the affected staff member.
- Comedian Mike Goldstein filmed the passenger arguing with crew after being told to move, while Qantas subsequently issued the man a permanent no-fly ban from all group airlines, including Jetstar.
- After refuelling in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, the aircraft continued to Dallas, landing on Saturday morning several hours behind schedule with no serious injuries reported.
- This incident follows similar disruptions on a Canberra-to-Perth flight last month, prompting Qantas to reiterate its zero-tolerance policy for disruptive behaviour. "The safety of our customers and our crew is our number one priority," a Qantas spokesperson said.
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A passenger was detained in Tahiti and was forbidden to travel with Qantas after a long-distance flight from Australia to the US was diverted on the weekend, as the man would have bitten a flight attendant.
'Drunk' passenger causes mid-air diversion after 'biting flight attendants and putting holidaymaker in chokehold'
A drunken Qantas Airlines passenger has caused a mid-air diversion after allegedly biting a flight attendant and putting another holidaymaker in a chokehold.The passenger was removed from the long-haul flight after the plane touched down on the rainforest island of Tahiti.The QF21 flight left Melbourne at 2.30pm on Friday before being forced to divert to French Polynesia.He was subsequently arrested by the authorities upon arrival in Papeete. TR…
The behaviour of a passenger pushed the aircraft, which was travelling between Melbourne and Dallas, to land in French Polynesia as a matter of urgency. Uncontrollable, the latter would have bitten a crew member. He was taken care of by the local authorities.
Texas-bound flight diverted to Tahiti after alleged drunk passenger bites cabin crew
The Dallas-bound Qantas flight, which departed Melbourne on Friday, diverted to Tahiti, where the belligerent passenger was handed over to local police and issued a ban from the airline.
Qantas flight diverted after passenger BITES flight attendant
Australia’s Qantas was forced to divert a flight bound for the United States over a disruptive passenger, with local media reporting the man bit a flight attendant. The flight from Melbourne was headed to Dallas on Friday when it was forced to make a stop-off in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to the disruptive passenger. Restrained by fellow passengers The New Zealand man was restrained by fellow passengers, with local media incl…
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